A large area of rain and storms is moving onshore and will impact our weather tonight. There is the potential for locally heavy rain, gusty winds and a lot of lightning. The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is inside a house away from windows, pipes and water.

Rain and storms are moving north across the Metro area and into the Northshore. There is the potential for heavy rain, strong gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph and a lot of lightning. It's best to stay off I-12 for a while because of the heavy rain. This line of storms will move north across the Northshore with rainfall accumulations of one to two inches. Another area of heavy rain is along the coast extending from Lafayette to Morgan City moving our way. This weather will impact the area from early this evening into the overnight hours as it moves Northeast. The rain will diminish in the early morning hours. Rain chances will go up again during the day Thursday. Highs will mainly be in the 80s. Once more there is the potential for late morning and afternoon storms. We have a 40% rain chance for Friday and Saturday, but rain chances go down Sunday through the first of the week. That means highs will be going up. Highs will be in the low to mid 90s. STILL AHEAD IN NEWS ACROSS AMERICA TONIGHT: